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Zusatztext This is a masterful new ICC treatment of this most enigmatic of biblical books. ... W.’s magnum opus is our essential compendium of 21st-century interpretation of Ecclesiastes. Informationen zum Autor Dr Stuart Weeks MA (Oxon.) MPhil DPhil, Senior Lecturer in Old Testament and Hebrew, Durham University, UK. He is the author of Early Israelite Wisdom (OUP, 1994) and Instructions & Imagery in Proverbs 1-9 (OUP, 2007). He is writing the ICC volume on Ecclesiastes for T&T Clark. Klappentext This volume completes Stuart Weeks' commentary on the book of Ecclesiastes, also known as Qoheleth. Weeks draws together all the relevant tools for understanding this complex wisdom book in the Old Testament. As is the hallmark of the ICC no stone is left unturned as Weeks considers the full range of linguistic, textual, archaeological, literary and theological interpretations of the text. Week incorporates recent interpretation alongside the history of research to examine the text of Ecclesiastes 6-12 in the closest possible, offering a reading of what may have be the original writer's linguistic and theological intent. The volume is a companion to Weeks' previous commentary on chapters 1-5 of Ecclesiastes, which also contains his exhaustive bibliography of works relevant to the study of the text. Vorwort Stuart Weeks provides a close critical commentary on the second part of a major Old Testament wisdom text. Zusammenfassung This volume completes Stuart Weeks' commentary on the book of Ecclesiastes, also known as Qoheleth. Weeks draws together all the relevant tools for understanding this complex wisdom book in the Old Testament. As is the hallmark of the ICC no stone is left unturned as Weeks considers the full range of linguistic, textual, archaeological, literary and theological interpretations of the text. Week incorporates recent interpretation alongside the history of research to examine the text of Ecclesiastes 6-12 in the closest possible, offering a reading of what may have be the original writer's linguistic and theological intent. The volume is a companion to Weeks' previous commentary on chapters 1-5 of Ecclesiastes, which also contains his exhaustive bibliography of works relevant to the study of the text. Inhaltsverzeichnis General Editor's Preface Preface to the Second Volume A Paraphrase Additional Bibliography of Works Cited Additional Abbreviations Commentary 1. Introduction to 5.7–6.9 (Et 5.8–6.9): Wealth, Long Life and Fulfilment 2. 6.10–12: The Limits of Being Human 3. Introduction to 7.1–22: Sayings 4. Introduction To 7.23–8.1: Qohelet’s Search For Wisdom 5. Introduction To 8.2–9: Power And Powerlessness 6. Introduction to 8.10–17: Invisible Justice 7. Introduction to 9.1–12: Death And Living 8. Introduction to 9.13–10.3: Wisdom And Folly 9. 10.4–10c: Bad Leadership 10. 10.10d–15: Wise And Foolish Speech 11. 10.16–19: inaction 12. 10.20–11.6: Over-Caution 13. 11.7–12.2: Living Mindfully 14. 12.3–8: Death 15. 12.9–14: Epilogue ...
